3 Minute Retreat - Food

"May we eat with mindfulness and gratitude so as to be worthy to receive this food. This food is the gift of the Earth, the sky, numerous living beings and much hard work and loving work." - Thich Nhat Hanh

We have talked about mindful and intuitive eating many times throughout this work. But I am going to focus on a different perspective. Food. I love food. 14 years of anorexia was never about me not liking food, rather the journey I walked with inner soul work and the old stories and lies I told myself that I needed to release.

Today we are bombarded regularly with every diet under the sun that is the perfect one for optimal health. We have created ideas around food that are dangerous, and we have taken intuitiveness out of the equation as if we can't trust ourselves. 

Food is often labeled as good and bad, when it all serves the one purpose to nurture. Are there foods that are more processed than others? Sure. Do we love some of those foods? Absolutely. Will they harm us if we eat them? Realistically, no, not in moderation.

The bottom line is that one, we don't know anyone else's financial make up. In the end we are all doing the best we can. It is up to each person to live a journey that feels comfortable for them in their own period. I have seen many walk into what is best for their body and change their food plans more than once. They only got to their place of balance because they walked into it themselves. Not because of endless moments of judgement, berating or labeling what is 'right or wrong' in terms of food.

Life is short. Learn to enjoy. Learn to love. Learn to listen to what works for you.

How often do you pause to be mindful of the food you are eating?
Are you eating breakfast in the car on your way to work?
Do you grab lunch at your work desk?
Are you taking the time to eat with your loved ones at the dinner table?
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